# Shin Shin-ae

Shin Shin-ae (Korean: 신신애; born June 3, 1959) is a South Korean actress and trot singer. She has been loved by the public for her appearances in various media, including television programs, television dramas, movies, and theater plays. She is known for her recent roles in the television dramas Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha and Lost. She is also known as a scene stealer in the box office movie Extreme Job (2019). She reunited with her She is also known as a scene stealer in the box office movie costar Lee Dong-hwi in the fifth film of Myung Film Lab, which was a hot topic at the 2019 Jeonju International Film Festival. The movie was Gukdo Theater (2019).
Shin Shin-ae is an accomplished singer, and her famous hit song "The World is a Wonderful World" earned her the title of a legendary star of the 90s. She is also referred to as "the Queen of Satire Songs". In recognition of her dedication to trot music, she won the 2018 Proud Korean People Award held at the National Assembly Hall on October 13, 2018, for her contribution to the development of popular music.

## Early life and education

Shin Shin-ae was born on June 3, 1959, in Sunchang-gun, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. She enrolled in the Department of Nursing at Korea University. After graduation, she worked as a nurse at Hyehwa Hospital, which was the predecessor of Korea University Anam Hospital, for about two years.

## Career
### Career as an actress

She made her debut in the entertainment industry through the MBC 9th Open Recruitment Talent in 1977. After passing the talent test, Shin continued to work as a nurse for a couple of years. She captivated the public with her portrayal of mostly ordinary citizens and continued her acting career by appearing in several dramas.
Shortly after her debut, she made her first public appearance as an assistant host for MBC's Scholarship Quiz. In the early days of her career, she acted under the stage name Shin Geum-mae (Korean: 신금매; Hanja: 申錦梅). Her last work under this stage name was the MBC drama Birthday Hand (1986). She changed her stage name to her real name, Shin Shin-ae in MBC drama Winter Flower (1986), where she had a lead role as Mrs. Cheon.
She rose to stardom 13 years after her debut, thanks to her role as Park Bok-nyeo, Yeombang's wife with a crossed eyes condition, in the MBC Drama Yeombanggakha [ko] (1990). Her believable performance earned Shin the MBC Actor Choice Award for Best Actress in 1990. Twenty-six years later, this role also led her to win another award, the "2016 World Luxury Brand Grand Prize" (previously known as the Chairman Dong-dam Joo Award). The judges selected her as the winner based on her portrayal in the drama and her iconic hit song "The World is a Wonderful World." She accepted the award at a ceremony held at 2 pm on the 22nd at the Art Hall on the first floor of Women's Plaza in Seoul.
In the same year, she made her debut as a movie actor in the film Ghost Baseball Team (1990), followed by another movie, Romance Emperor (1992). These two movies led to numerous interviews and flooded requests for her to appear in films.

### Career as a singer

In the spring of 1993, Shin appeared in the mini-series KBS2 Hope as 'Bongchanne'. This character boasts that she has mastered more than a thousand ppongjjak songs, so she had to sing a lot of ppongjjak songs in the drama. Record producer and singer Kim Soo-hee encouraged Shin Shin-ae to seize this great opportunity and release her first album with a few additional songs. Among them, 'The World is a Wonderful World,' for which Shin Shin-ae wrote the lyrics, became a huge hit, and suddenly propelled Shin to become a popular ppongjjak singer nationwide, triggering the "Shin Shin-ae craze." She also made her film debut in a film with the same title.
"The World Is a Wonderful World" rose to the top ranks of contemporary music programs such as KBS2 TV Music Top 10 and MBC Decided! It peaked at 3rd and 4th places on the Most Popular Songs chart, gaining immense popularity and winning the Grand Prize at the 1993 MBC All-Star Music Festival. In 1993, pop music was at its peak with famous artists like Seo Taiji and Boys, so the popularity of the trot song, sung by the expressionless Shin Shin-ae while performing a unique dance called "Lee-pan-sa-pan," was very unique.
According to Jang Yu-jeong, a professor at Dankook University's College of Liberal Arts and a popular music historian, "The World Is a Wonderful World," sung by Shin Shin-ae, is a combination of two songs released in the 1930s. The lyrics of "The World is a Wonderful World" sung by Kim Jung-gu in 1939 formed the basis, but the lyrics of "Anchhwa Storm" sung by Kim Jung-gu in 1938 were also partially modified. In the second verse of "Anchhwa Storm," the line "The old man's topknot twisted and his wife's shoes ran away" was transformed into "The old man's topknot twisted and the old woman's shoes ran away." Together with Kim Jung-gu, Shin was mentioned in the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture as a representative singer of the genre Manyo (music) [ko] (Korean: 만요; Hanja: 漫謠), also known as a comic song, which emerged during the Japanese colonial period.
A year later, she released the song "Money, Money, Money-Money," a satirical trot song about money. Although it didn't reach the same level of success as her previous work, it still became a hit. In the 1990s, Shin Shin-ae became more active in music than in acting. However, she temporarily ended her singing career in 2003 with the albums "Amusement Song" and returned to her main job as an actress.
She made a comeback as a singer after 14 years with an album titled "Yonggungga" (2017), featuring a satirical song that tells the story of a loyal child and a rabbit overcoming difficulties with wisdom. The song is based on the South Korean classic folk tale Byeoljujeon and its lyrics contain stories satirizing the powerful who take advantage of the weak. Shin Shin-ae won the popular song development category at the 2018 Proud Korean People Awards held at the National Assembly Hall on January 13, 2018.
Singer and actress Shin Shin-ae became a hot topic when she appeared in JTBC's Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Season 3 Lunar New Year Trot Special (Season 3 Episode 8, January 24, 2020) performing her most famous song, "The World is a Wonderful World." This led to her being invited to the popular variety show MBC Radio Star.

### Other activities

In 2020, Shin joined "My Job-Happy Tomorrow," the third series of the 'We Together Campaign' sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. The campaign aims to foster understanding and empathy between generations in an aging society. Shin's role is that of a job ambassador for seniors. She visits job sites for the elderly and experiences their work, creating an "experiential life site for the elderly." The 'We Together Campaign' has presented various content focusing on low fertility and joint parenting, raising awareness of an aging society, and fostering intergenerational communication.
Once again, Shin became a hot topic. In December 2020, she was awarded by the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of South Korea in recognition of her contribution to actively publicizing job information for the elderly and improving awareness of an aging society through 'My Job-Happy Tomorrow.'

## Personal life

Shin Shin-ae remains single due to her personal values, and she often expresses the belief that "humans come into this world alone and leave alone." She is also widely recognized for her filial piety towards her mother. Shin Shin-ae took care of her mother, who suffered from diabetes and pancreatic cancer, until her final day. Her dedication and devotion as a filial daughter were so remarkable that she received a filial piety award from the mayor of Seoul in 2005.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 1978 | Outing after 5 years | A wealthy real estate speculator | Cultural film |
| 1979 | Dad's Merry-go-round | In-sook's mother | Main Character in Savings Enlightenment Film |
| 1979 | Chul-i's Gift | Young-i's mother | cultural film |
| 1984 | Happy Holidays | Lee Bu-in (Deputy Chief Han's wife) | cultural film |
| 1990 | Ghost Baseball Team | Han Soo’s mother | Main character |
| 1993 | Emperor of Romance [ko] | Heo Mal-bun | |
| 1997 | Push! Push! (film) | Park Shin-ae (head nurse) | |
| 1999 | The Harmonium in My Memory | Sangju-daek | |
| 2000 | Black Honeymoon [ko] | Kwon Jeong-geum | |
| 2001 | One Fine Spring Day | aunt | |
| 2001 | My Wife Is a Gangster | Marriage Counseling Director | |
| 2007 | Happiness | The director of a nursing home | special appearance |
| 2009 | Closer to Heaven (film) | Jin Hee-mo | |
| 2012 | The Ugly Duckling | Shin Shin-ae (the head nurse) | special appearance |
| 2012 | Space Insurance King | Kim Yeo-seon | Main character |
| 2016 | The Last Princess | Hangeul School Principal | Special Appearance |
| 2017 | Two Light:Relumino [ko] | Kyung-a | Short Film |
| 2019 | Extreme Job | 3rd floor aunt | Special Appearance |
| 2020 | Gukdo Theater [ko] | Ki-tae's mother | Main character |
| 2021 | What Happened to Mr. Cha? | Bok-soon | |
| 2022 | Stellar: A Magical Ride | Dongsik's mother | |
| 2022 | Life Is Beautiful | Aunt Dong-tan | Special appearance |

### Television drama series

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 1977 | Investigation Team Leader: "Evidence" | Jang Hee-suk | MBC |
| 1977 | 113 Investigation Headquarters | Nurse | MBC |
| 1977 | MBC The 3rd Class: "Oil Flower" | Deputy Chief of Staff | MBC |
| 1977 | Jeonghwa | gisaeng | MBC |
| 1977 | Wife | female employee | MBC |
| 1977 | You | Nurse | MBC |
| 1977 | Why is that | Nurse | MBC |
| 1977 | Oknyeo | Aran | MBC |
| 1978 | X Reconnaissance Team | | MBC |
| 1978 | South Wind Flower | shop girl | MBC |
| 1978 | Smile | Mun-gi's mother | MBC |
| 1978 | 113 Investigation Headquarters: "Stairway to Heaven" | wife | MBC |
| 1978 | 113 Investigation Headquarters: "Bird and Rat" | Choi Min-ja | MBC |
| 1978 | MBC The 3rd Class: "Blue Mountains" | Ahjumma of the hole shop | MBC |
| 1979 | The Last Witness | | MBC |
| 1979 | Investigation Team Leader: "Handle" | Mi-soon | MBC |
| 1979 | Becoming a Mountain, Becoming a River | Dabang Reji | MBC |
| 1980 | Hongsa Chorong | Staff | MBC |
| 1980 | Investigation Team Leader: "Suspect" | Wife | MBC |
| 1980 | Investigation Team Leader: "Box 6" | Nurse | MBC |
| 1980 | Frugal Family | Saedak | MBC |
| 1980 | Royal Diary | | MBC |
| 1981 | Investigation Team Leader: "Informant" | Love In (Gyeongsil) | MBC |
| 1981 | Winners and Losers | Daughter-in-law | MBC |
| 1981 | Gyodong Madame Suwondae | | MBC |
| 1981 | Women’s Enthusiasm Series: "Jang Hee-bin" | Yoo Sang-gung | MBC |
| 1982 | National Customs Rate | | MBC |
| 1982 | Hundred-year-old Geek's Son-in-law' | So-Nang-Ja | |
| 1982 | Investigation Team Leader: "Finding People" | Gilja | MBC |
| 1982 | Women’s Enthusiasm Series: "Mama Seo-gung" | Yoon Sang-gung | MBC |
| 1982 | Annals of Rejection Series: "Baeksan Ahn Heejee" | Bunrye | MBC |
| 1982 | Investigation Team Leader: "Duel of Shaolin Temple" | Aspiring writer | MBC |
| 1982 | Park Soon-kyung, The Drunkard | wife | MBC |
| 1982 | We'll Awaken the Dawn | Yang, wife of Heung-soo, a conservative in Ttukbang Village | MBC |
| 1982 | Naraya | Young-ok | MBC |
| 1983 | Legendary Night Story: "Yeonyeonyeon" | Satou's wife, Mrs. Kim | MBC |
| 1983 | 25 Poems of Ambition | Kim Yang-sook | MBC |
| 1983 | The Market People: "Finding the Groom" | Kim Jeom-rye | MBC |
| 1983 | The Market People: "The Poor People" | poor woman Kim | MBC |
| 1983 | Teacher Tiger | | MBC |
| 1983 | Cool Special Midnight Footprints | Crazy Country Maiden | |
| 1983 | Eom Bok-dong | Eom Bok-dong's wife Choi Soon-i | MBC |
| 1983 | Amhaengeosa | | MBC |
| 1983 | The Dumb | eldest daughter | |
| 1983 | Amhaengeosa: "Gongmyeongcheop | Do Gaek-ju's wife | MBC |
| 1983 | Gannani | Old virgin saint | MBC |
| 1984 | Teacher Tiger: "Problem Drama Series Moving Classroom, We Are Here" | Teacher couple | MBC |
| 1984 | MBC Best Seller Theater: "Looking for a Woman" | Country girl Chil-rye | MBC |
| 1984 | Spray | Jin-sook | MBC |
| 1985 | Gaet Village | Dangjindaek, wife of a fishing village chief | MBC |
| 1985 | Pampas Grass - Park Pan-do | Lee Jang's wife | MBC |
| 1986 | Birthday Hand | Kongkongi | MBC |
| 1986 | MBC Best Seller Theater: "Celebrity" | Madame | MBC |
| 1986 | Dalgung | Daughter Gmani | MBC |
| 1986 | Winter Flower | Mrs. Cheon | MBC |
| 1987 | Investigation Team Leader: "A Pair of Gloves" | Song Jeong-ja | MBC |
| 1987 | MBC Best Seller Theater: "Fragrance of Chestnut Flowers" | Stepmother | MBC |
| 1988 | Investigation Team Leader: "Divorce Uprising" | Hwasuni's mother | MBC |
| 1988 | Haeho | North Korean female moderator | MBC |
| 1988 | My Age and Turi | Yang Ran-i's mother | MBC |
| 1989 | Encounter Meeting | Seed Concubine | MBC |
| 1989 | Armband | Seungpil's mother | MBC |
| 1989 | Investigation Team Leader: "Have You Seen the Fairy" | Ji-Young, the wife of a security guard | MBC |
| 1989 | My Friend Angel | Geum Joo | MBC |
| 1990 | Yeombanggakha | Park Bok-nyeo | MBC |
| 1990 | My Mother | Inok | MBC |
| 1991 | Park Ok-ju | MBC | |
| 1991 | Brother | Hammer wife Geumsandaek | KBS2 |
| 1992 | MBC Best Theater: "Living in a Cottage by the Railroad" | Jo Young-sook | MBC |
| 1992 | Taepyeong Cheonha | Counseling Director | MBC |
| 1992 | Three Families Under One Roof: "Why Do You Look at the Dots” | Mi-sook | MBC |
| 1992 | Biryuncho | Chae Geum-Hwa | SBS |
| 1992 | Bandy's House | Oh Jong-ji | SBS |
| 1993 | Hope | Aunt Pongjjak | KBS2 |
| 1993 | Han River Cuckoo | Jeong Chun-mae | SBS |
| 1994 | Magpie | Lee Kyung-ok | SBS |
| 1994 | KBS Drama Game: "Pear Flower" | Mr. Park | KBS2 |
| 1995 | Seogung | Mae Hong | KBS2 |
| 1996 | KBS Drama Game: "There is a Crucian Carp in Bungeoppang" | Saeteodak | KBS2 |
| 1996 | Scent of Apple Blossom | Seo Jeong-ran | MBC |
| 1997 | KBS Drama Game: "Pup-Duck Mother and Hong Gil-Dong" | Pup-Duck Mother/Hye-Ran (1 person, 2 roles) | KBS2 |
| 1997 | MBC Best Theater: "Spring and Snow Is Ridiculous" | Mokpo House | MBC |
| 1997 | Spring Day Goes | Jeon Jeon | KBS2 |
| 1997 | MBC Best Theater: "This Happens" | Son Hee-suk | MBC |
| 1997 | The Mistress | Bulne | KBS2 |
| 1997 | Beyond the Horizon | Kwak Seo-Woon | SBS |
| 1998 | For Love | Jung Eun-mi | MBC |
| 1999 | Crystal | Bae Geum-ja | SBS |
| 1999 | KBS Sunday Best | Paper Flower | KBS2 |
| 2000 | The Gibbs Family | Chief Nurse Cha Sook-ja | MBC |
| 2000 | Dukyi | Seoul House Ahjumma | SBS |
| 2001 | Hotelier | Shin Geum-soon | MBC |
| 2002 | MBC Best Theater: "The Pied Piper" | Shin Jeong-suk | MBC |
| 2003 | Drama City: "Crime-Free Village" | Seok Gu-ne | KBS2 |
| 2004 | Jang Gil-san | Jukjip Grandmother | SBS |
| 2004 | The Age of Heroes | In-gyu's mother | MBC |
| 2004 | Second Proposal | Heeja | KBS2 |
| 2005 | KBS TV Literary Museum: "Showers" | Yangpyeong-daek | KBS1 |
| 2005 | Drama City: "Remodeling is Barefoot" | Lee Jang-daek | KBS2 |
| 2007 | Bad Woman, Good Woman | Gwi-ok | MBC |
| 2007 | Air City | Go Eun-ah | MBC |
| 2007 | Catch up with Gangnam Mom | Senior Kitchen Senior | SBS |
| 2007 | Drama City: "The Song of an Old Chick" | Yeongcheondaek | KBS2 |
| 2008 | Lawyer of Great Republic of Korea | a real estate agent | MBC |
| 2009 | Siru Island | Shaman Lim | CBS |
| 2010 | Giant | Inn's hostess | SBS |
| 2011 | Romance Town | Kim Soon-ok | KBS2 |
| 2014 | There Are Blue Birds | Lee Sang-hee | TV Chosun |
| 2014 | The Most Beautiful Thing in the World | Sandongnee Auntie | MBC |
| 2019 | Everything is Kungdari | Hong Ja-ya | MBC |
| 2021 | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha | Park Sook-ja | |
| 2021 | Lost | Book Min-ja | JTBC |

### Television Sitcom

| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
| 2000 | Three Friends | Park Sang-myeon as Stalker | MBC | |

## Stage
### Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1979 | The Sergeant of Maengjinsa’s house | Pretty-yi |
| 1985 | Valley of Death | Deborah |
| 1987 | These People | Worker's wife |
| 1998 | Prosecutor and Female Teacher | female teacher |
| 2008 | MBC Madangnori-Student Confidentiality | aunt |

## Discography
### Album

List of Albums(s) :
| Year | Production | Production | Released Date | Ref. |
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Released Date | Ref. |
| 1993 | The World is a Wonderful World, Trot Medley | 세상은 요지경 | 1993-08-10 | |
| 1995 | Ppongjjak's medley 1 | 뽕짝네 메들리 1 | 1995-05-30 | |
| 1994 | People, money, money, money, money | 사람아, 돈아 돈아 돈 돈 | 1994-03-01 | |
| 2001 | Shin Shin-ae 2002 Best | 신신애 2002 Best | 2001-07-20 | |
| 2003 | Amusement Song | 오락가락 | 2003-06-01 | |
| 2017 | Yonggungga | 용궁가 | 2017-03-10 | |
| 2020 | Let’s Live with a Smile | 웃으며 살자 | 2020-10-20 | |
| 2022 | What Age | 나이가 웬수다 | 2022-02-10 | |

## Ambassadorship and advertisement
### Ambassadorship

| Year | Description |
| 1999 | Hanam International Environment Expo Organizing Committee Public Relations Member |
| 2006 | People Helping Small Business Success Member |
| 2007 | Rose Association (Good People of Saenuri) Cooperation Ambassador |
| 2015 | Joyple Love Ambassador |
| 2017 | Korea Pediatric Diabetes Association PR ambassador |
| 2017 | BGN Bright Eyes Ophthalmic Blind Prevention Ambassador |

## Awards
### Acting award(s)

List of Award(s) :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| MBC Actor's Choice | 1990 | Actor Award | Shin Shin-ae | Won |
| Korea New Generation Culture and Arts | 2004 | Best Acting Award | Shin Shin-ae | Won |
| Korea Press Association World Luxury Brand Grand Prize | 2016 | Luxury Acting Grand Prize | Shin Shin-ae | Won |

### Music award(s)

List of Music Award(s) :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| MBC "All-Star Song Festival" | 1993 | Grand Prize | The World is a Wonderful World | Won |
| Korean Culture and Arts Newspaper | 2016 | Korea's Best Grand Prize, Talent Category, Grand Prize | Shin Shin-ae | Won |
| Korea Entertainment Arts Awards | 2017 | Exemplary Singer Award | Yonggungga | Won |
| Song Writer's Day hosted by the Korea Music Writers (Lyricist, Composer) Association | 2017 | Singer Achievement Award | Yonggungga | Won |
| The 24th Republic of Korea Entertainment and Arts Awards | 2018 | Ye General Assembly President Award | Yonggungga | Won |
| 12th Song Writer's Day Korea Forced Writers (Lyricist, Composer) Association "Special Singer Award" | 2018 | Special Singer Award | Yonggungga | Won |
| The 2018 Proud Korean People Awards Singer and Talent Korea Press Association | 2018 | Popular Music Development Contribution Award | Shin Shin-ae | Won |
| The 20th Korea Culture and Arts Awards | 2019 | Ten Singer Grand Prize | Shin Shin-ae | Won |

### Culture award(s)

List of Culture Award(s) :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| SBS Comedy Joint | 1996 | Grand Prize | Shin Shin-ae (as Nam Joo-na from Learning) | Won |
| Korea's Best Grand Prize, Talent Category, Grand Prize (Korean Culture and Arts Newspaper) | 2004 | Grand Prize | Shin Shin-ae | Won |
| The 33rd Mother's Day | 2005 | Seoul Mayor's Filial Person Award | Shin Shin-ae | Won |
| The 2018 Korea Humanity Award | 2018 | Humanity Award | Shin Shin-ae | Won |
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award | 2020 | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award | Shin Shin-ae | Won |